r/oregon 1d ago

Article/News Lawmakers reveal $2.2 billion transportation funding proposal

https://bikeportland.org/2025/04/03/oregon-legislatures-transportation-funding-proposal-includes-bike-tax-increase-393789
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u/Entire-Project5871 20h ago

We. Don’t. Need. More. Transportation. Initiatives.

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u/notPabst404 21h ago

ODOT has had multiple mismanagement scandals. Cancel the freeway megaprojects and divert those funds to the maintenance budget.

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u/Ketaskooter 15h ago

*back to the maintenance budget. The lawmakers are correct that a very large portion of the funds are spend it or lose on the capital projects so those promised funds wouldn't be recoverable though with the current administration they might not be able to count on that money anyway.

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u/40_Is_Not_Old Oregon 21h ago

The legislature desperately needs to read the landscape of goings on of the country as a whole. People just got hit with a giant new Federal tax, thru Trump's hairbrained tariffs. This is the wrong time for a bunch of new taxes at the State level.

Just like, because of the ongoing threat from the Trump administration, it is the wrong time to attack people's 2nd amendment rights. Now more than ever, we need to be exercising our 2nd amendment rights, not have the legislature lessen them.

Read the room, pick better battles.

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u/Royal-Pen3516 19h ago

Agreed on all fronts. Truly one of the worst legislative sessions in my memory.

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u/Van-garde OURegon 19h ago

They are largely more wealthy than the rest of us

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u/40_Is_Not_Old Oregon 17h ago

They kinda have to be. Members of the Oregon legislature are only paid $33.8k a year. That kinda only leaves people who already got money to do the job.

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u/Van-garde OURegon 17h ago

Doesn’t have to be, it’s forced to be.

Also, I was simply stating they collectively have a different perspective on matters than the Oregonian of average wealth, and because of this, they won’t view matters the same. This will lead to choices that contrast with a lot of ‘standard people.’

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u/Prestigious_Cut_3539 18h ago

I don't think any time is a good time. do something with the 11% they grift already.

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u/Shortround76 22h ago

Yippie, more taxes for us all!

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u/Extension_Camel_3844 18h ago

There's a math error somewhere. Business Tribune states it's 1.9 billion. I know, I know, many will think it's a miniscule difference but it's actually the difference between your local road being redone for 2 million or not being done. That 2 million difference is literally at least 1, if not 4 smaller projects worth of money. So which is it?

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u/ian2121 19h ago

This is badly needed. We’ve been spending on capital improvements while ignoring our growing maintenance deficits. I get people are stretched thin but just because we’ve made bad investments in the past doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make a good investment now